• Influence of tibial plateau angle in cranial cruciate ligament-deficient stifle on patellar ligament strain : an ex vivo study 

  Bester, Elizabeth G.; Zeiler, Gareth Edward; Stoltz, George G.; Oberholster, Abraham Johannes (Abrie); Kitshoff, Adriaan Mynhardt (American Veterinary Medical Association, 2025-02)

  OBJECTIVE : The aim was to investigate the patellar ligament strain with varying degrees of tibial plateau angles (TPAs) after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) in a cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL)-deficient stifle ...
• Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in livestock production system of Nigeria : a systematic review 

  Gaddafi, Mohammed Sani; Yakubu, Yusuf; Bello, Muhammad Bashir; Lawal, Habiba; Bitrus, Asinamai Athliamai; Musawa, Ibrahim Aliyu; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (Istanbul University, 2025-01)

  Recently, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been identified as a growing concern in livestock. Animals can serve as reservoirs for MRSA, and the bacteria can be transmitted to humans who are in ...
• Antimicrobial resistance profiles of Listeria species recovered from retail outlets in Gauteng Province, South Africa 

  Gana, James; Gcebe, Nomakorinte; Moerane, Rebone; Ngoshe, Yusuf Bitrus; Tshuma, Tsakula; Moabelo, Khomotso C.; Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale (Elsevier, 2024-08)

  The study determined the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) profiles of Listeria spp. (L. monocytogenes, L. innocua, and L. welshimeri) recovered from beef and beef products sold at retail outlets in Gauteng Province, ...
• Molecular characterization of virulence and resistance genes in Salmonella strains isolated from chickens sold at the informal chicken market in Gauteng Province, South Africa 

  Mokgophi, Thelma M.; Gcebe, Nomakorinte; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo; Adesiyun, Abiodun Adewale (Wiley, 2024-04)

  This cross-sectional study determined the occurrence of virulence and antimicrobial resistance genes in Salmonella strains recovered from chicken obtained from informal markets in Gauteng province, South Africa. The study ...
• Does sex matter in the cheetah? Insights into the skeletal muscle of the fastest land animal 

  Kohn, Tertius Abraham; Knobel, Samantha; Donaldson, Byron; Van Boom, Kathryn Merle; Blackhurst, Dee M.; Peart, James M.; Jensen, Jorgen; Tordiffe, Adrian Stephen Wolferstan (Company of Biologists, 2024-08)

  The cheetah is considered the fastest land animal, but studies on their skeletal muscle properties are scarce. Vastus lateralis biopsies, obtained from male and female cheetahs as well as humans, were analysed and ...
• The hearts of large mammals generate higher pressures, are less efficient and use more energy than those of small mammals 

  Snelling, Edward P.; Seymour, Roger S. (Company of Biologists, 2024-10)

  A prevailing assumption in the cardiovascular field is that the metabolic rate of the heart is a constant proportion of a mammal’s whole-body aerobic metabolic rate. In this Commentary, we assemble previously published ...
• Measurement of microclimates in a warming world : problems and solutions 

  Mitchell, Duncan; Maloney, Shane K.; Snelling, Edward P.; Fonseca, Vinı́cius de França Carvalho; Fuller, Andrea (Company of Biologists, 2024-07)

  As the world warms, it will be tempting to relate the biological responses of terrestrial animals to air temperature. But air temperature typically plays a lesser role in the heat exchange of those animals than does ...
• Cutting-edge technology for diagnosing cattle abortions 

  Marais, Susan (Plaas Publishing, 2025-03)

  Researchers at the University of Pretoria (UP) are optimistic about their breakthrough to help solve one of the livestock sector’s most pressing issues, namely abortions in heifers and cows. The study in question was funded ...
• Scribbling for Success, Volume 2, issue 2 

  University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Naidoo, Vinny (2025-02)

  A newsletter written by the Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences to share managerial information and decisions regarding operational, professional, educational, and general happenings around Faculty with all members ...
• Scribbling for Success, Volume 2, issue 1 

  University of Pretoria. Faculty of Veterinary Science; Naidoo, Vinny (2025-01)

  A newsletter written by the Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences to share managerial information and decisions regarding operational, professional, educational, and general happenings around Faculty with all members ...
• Closed laceration of the trachea, esophagus and guttural pouches in a mare caused by blunt trauma 

  Lopes, M.A.F.; Hollenbach, Elza; Schliewert, Eva-Christina; Murphy, Mark-Anthony; Correa, Felipe (Elsevier, 2024-12)

  A mare was admitted for progressive swelling of the neck, lethargy and anorexia. Radiography revealed perilaryngeal, peritracheal, and periesophageal emphysema. Endoscopy revealed pharyngeal and tracheal roof collapse, ...
• 23rd Sharjah International Conservation Forum for Arabia's biodiversity 

  Seddon, Philip; Els, Johannes; Steenkamp, Gerhardus; Mallon, David; Senn, Helen; May, Sarah; Budd, Jane (Cambridge University Press, 2024-07)

  No abstract available.
• Unravelling the maternal evolutionary history of the African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) 

  Morris, Declan R.; McWhorter, Todd J.; Boardman, Wayne S.J.; Simpson, Gregory J.G.; Wentzel, Jeanette Maria; Coetzee, Jannie; Moodley, Yoshan (PeerJ Inc., 2024-04)

  The African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) has lost a significant proportion of its historical range, notably in north-western Africa and South Africa. Recent studies have explored the genetic diversity and population ...
• A rapid tick exposure test for monitoring acaricide resistance in Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato ticks on dogs 

  Jongejan, Frans; Berger, Laura; Papadopoulos, Elias; Reck, Jose; Ferreira, Priscila T.; Scott, Fabio B.; De Avelar, Barbara R.; Guimarães, Brena G.; Correia, Thais R.; Hulsebos, Iris; Petersen, Alita; Klafkeg, Guilherme (BMC, 2024-09)

  BACKGROUND: Brown dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato) are vectors of pathogens adversely affecting the health of dogs in many regions of the world. The three-host life cycle of R. sanguineus s.l., with all ...
• Resistance intensity test (RIT) : a novel bioassay for quantifying the level of acaricide resistance in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks 

  Jongejan, Frans; Berger, Laura; Homminga, Laura; Hulsebos, Iris; Petersen, Alita; Ferreira, Priscila T.; Reck, Jose; Klafkeg, Guilherme (BMC, 2024-11)

  BACKGROUND: One bioassay for detecting acaricide resistance in livestock ticks is the adult immersion test (AIT), wherein engorged ticks are briefly immersed into a solution of a particular acaricidal compound and examined ...
• Intra- and interspecific variation of Amblyomma ticks from southern Africa 

  Smit, Andeliza; Mulandane, Fernando; Labuschagne, Martinet; Wójick, Stephané H.; Malabwa, Choolwe; Sili, Gourgelia; Mandara, Stephen; Dlamkile, Zinathi; Ackermann, Rebecca; Vineer, Hannah Rose; Stoltsz, Wilhelm Heinrich; Huber, Karine; Horak, Ivan Gerard; Morar‑Leather, Darshana; Makepeace, Benjamin L.; Das Neves, Luis Carlos Bernardo G. (BMC, 2024-08)

  BACKGROUND: Amblyomma spp. ticks, known for their long mouthparts, bright ornate appearance and aggressive hunting behaviour, are vectors of a number of important pathogens. In southern Africa, 17 Amblyomma spp. are currently ...
• RaTexT® : a novel rapid tick exposure test for detecting acaricide resistance in Rhipicephalus microplus ticks in Brazil 

  Jongejan, Frans; Berger, Laura; Reck, Jose; Ferreira, Priscila T.; De Jesus, Mariana S.; Scott, Fabio B.; De Avelar, Barbara R.; Guimarães, Brena G.; Correia, Thais R.; Muhanguzi, Dennis; Vudriko, Patrick; Byaruhanga, Joseph; Tumwebaze, Maria; Nagagi, Yakob; Temba, Violet; Biguezoton, Abel S.; Farougou, Souaibou; Adehan, Safiou Bienvenu; Jumba, Humphrey; Homminga, Laura; Hulsebos, Iris; Petersen, Alita; Klafkeg, Guilherme (BMC, 2024-08)

  BACKGROUND: Acaricide resistance in cattle ticks is a significant concern in (sub)tropical regions, particularly Brazil. The Larval Packet Test (LPT) is the standard laboratory bioassay for resistance diagnosis, which ...
• African swine fever diagnosis in Africa : challenges and opportunities 

  Penrith, Mary-Louise; Van Emmenes, Juanita; Hakizimana, Jean N.; Heath, Livio; Kabuuka, T.; Misinzo, Gerald; Odoom, Theophilus; Wade, Abel; Zerbo, Habibata L.; Luka, Pam D. (MDPI, 2024-04)

  The global spread of African swine fever (ASF) in recent decades has led to the need for technological advances in sampling and diagnostic techniques. The impetus for these has been the need to enable sampling by lay ...
• Genome sequencing of historical encephalomyocarditis viruses from South Africa links the historical 1993/4 savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) outbreak to cryptic mastomys rodents 

  Van Meer, Vanessa; Paweska, Janusz Tadeusz; Swanepoel, Robert; Grobbelaar, Antoinette; Bastos, Armanda D.S. (MDPI, 2024-03)

  From 1993 to 1994, 64 free-ranging elephants (Loxodonta africana) succumbed to encephalomyocarditis in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, of which 83% were adult bulls. Mastomys rodents were implicated as the reservoir ...
• Molecular characterisation and antibody response to bovine respiratory syncytial virus in vaccinated and infected cattle in Turkey 

  Aydin, Ozge; Yilmaz, Aysun; Turan, Nuri; Richt, Juergen A.; Yilmaz, Huseyin (MDPI, 2024-04)

  Bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) is one of the most important respiratory pathogens of cattle. In this study, frequency of infection, analysis of variants, and the immune status of vaccinated and non-vaccinated ...

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